The iPhone 8 won’t be the only Apple handset to offer wireless charging this year, according to one of the companies it uses to assemble the device. Winston, who’ll be splitting the duties with Foxconn this year, says that ...
Tags: iPhone 7s, Apple handset
RPC Group has reported a 67% increase in its revenue to £2.74bn for full year ended 31 March 2017, compared to £1.64bn for the same period in 2016. The British packaging giant stated that overall like-for-like sales improved ...
Industrial packaging services provider Greif has reported a net income of $36m, or $0.61 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2017, compared to $31.4m, or $0.53 per diluted share, for the same period in 2016. The company’s ...
Tags: Packaging, flexible products
Volvo Trucks has developed a new self-steering truck which is expected to significantly boost sugar-cane harvest in Brazil. The truck, which is used to transport newly harvested sugar-cane, is steered with great precision through the ...
Tags: Volvo Trucks, Truck
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is probably still a few months away, but that hasn’t stopped the rumour mill from turning. Last year, Samsung confirmed that despite the Galaxy Note 7 recall debacle, there would still be a Galaxy Note 8 ...
Tags: Samsung, Galaxy Note 8
Valmet has secured a contract to deliver TwinRoll Evolution wash press (TRPE) for upgrading washing process area of Stora Enso's Heinola fluting mill in Finland. The upgrade will enhance the mill’s Neutral-Sulfite Semi-Chemical ...
Qorvo Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA (which provides core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications) has announced new bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters that significantly expand Wi-Fi range and coverage ...
Tags: Qorvo BAW filter, Filter
Luxembourg-registered synthetic diamond materials firm Element Six (E6), a member of the De Beers Group of Companies, has developed a new thermal grade of synthetic diamond grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Diafilm ETC700 is both ...
DS Smith has acquired multi material packaging solutions provider DPF Groupe for an undisclosed sum. DPF Groupe is specialized in the manufacturing of multi-material packaging products such as cardboard, foam, wood and others. With ...
Tags: Material Packaging, packaging
The OnePlus 5 is almost here, and while we know the handset will almost certainly arrive with a dual camera, it seems there could be more to the story. New images have hit the internet which appear to suggest the phone will come with one ...
Tags: OnePlus 5, Monochrome Sensor
Apple is reportedly paying freelancers to help improve its homegrown Maps app. According to French blog iGeneration (via 9to5Mac), Apple is paying people 54 (about 40p) every time they accurately confirm or correct a place location within ...
Tags: Apple, Apple Maps
Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) for power management applications, has announced the EPC2111, a 30V ...
Tags: transistors, GaN transistor
Nestle is planing to revamp its Maggi brand in the next three years to offer tastier and healthier choices for consumers. The move is part of the new Maggi Simply Good initiative, which includes lowering salt content in the Maggi range, ...
Tags: Nestle, vegetables
Innovia Films has unveiled its new Biaxially Oriented Polypropylene (BOPP) film, dubbed Propafilm REF, for several applications and markets like biscuits and bakery, confectionery, dried foods, tea and cosmetics. The new film will address ...
Ardagh Group, Glass – North America, a division of Ardagh Group and producer of glass containers for the food and beverage industries in the US, was awarded three ENERGY STAR plant certifications for superior energy performance from ...